Elmer Sponaugle

December 21, 2013

He was born Sept. 8, 1927, at Hunting Ground, and was the son of the late Kennie Sponaugle and Ella Vandevander Sponaugle.

Elmer was a logger and had been a mail carrier for 42 years. Along with his mail route, he delivered The Inter-Mountain newspaper. He was a handyman and an avid gardener and was a faithful member of Friends Run Church of the Brethren, where he served in many capacities including deacon and adult Sunday school teacher.

On Nov. 19, 1949, he married Kathryn Bland Sponaugle, who preceded him in death June 3, 2001.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 23, at the chapel of Kimble Funeral Home in Franklin with Pastor Thomas Hanks officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery at Franklin. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Kimble Funeral Home in Franklin.

Memorials may be made to Friends Run Church of the Brethren, in care of Lucille McLaughlin, 976 Buffalo Hills Road, Franklin, WV 26807. Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.kimblefuneralhome.com.